Top Tips on How to Choose a Wallpaper for your Child’s Bedroom

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I think many of us parents find decorating our children’s bedrooms difficult. 

At first, we think it’ll be a breeze and go for décor that mirrors their interests. Surely, we can’t go wrong with Paw Patrol bed covers or a cute Peppa Pig rug. Some décor choices are easily interchangeable and can be replaced every other year. However, when it comes down to choosing paint or a themed wallpaper, we start to doubt ourselves. Even though a Lego Batman wall mural will look fantastic when they’re 5 years old, it won’t look as great when they are moving towards their teenage years. They will definitely avoid bringing their friends around, in fear of never living down their embarrassing, childish bedroom. 

It’s important to decorate children’s bedroom walls to reflect their personality and interests. Yet deciding on wallpaper is difficult. That’s why it’s important to research well beforehand. What types of wallpapers will stand the test of time? Can they easily be removed once its expiration date has expired?

Read on to find out about different children’s wallpaper so that you can give your child a room that they will love to spend time in for years to come.

Animal Wallpaper

Most children love animals. Whether they adore fluffy kittens, elegant horses, roaring dinosaurs or majestic elephants, there’s sure to be an animal to please every child. If you always seem to be finding yourselves at the local zoo or sea life centre, that’s a sure sign that your child would love an animal wallpaper. Often, a love for animals doesn’t disappear as they get older so the worry of your child out-growing their animal wallpaper shouldn’t be a major concern. But do try to find a design that would look good in a teenager’s bedroom as well. Choosing a wallpaper with fluffy puppies playing in a field isn’t going to look good when they’re in Year 10. However, a photo mural of a penguin huddle on a stunning beach will look good throughout the different phases of childhood. It’s all about not rushing into things and keeping a level head about what will be appropriate as they grow.

Space Wallpaper

If your child is a future astronaut or a huge fan of Buzz Lightyear, choose a space wallpaper to adorn on their bedroom wall. There’s such a great choice out there to choose from. From mesmerising nebulas, rocket lift-offs, astronauts and views of the earth from space.

To impress your child even further, search for removable glow-in-the-dark stars to scatter across the ceiling. That way they will really feel like they are their favourite space hero in outer space! 

As well as finding removable stars, why not opt for a removable wallpaper? If you’re still worried that your child will quickly outgrow their wallpapered feature wall, this is a great choice for you. You can choose self-adhesive peel and stick wallpaper. This type of wallpaper material can be installed onto the wall and later removed without causing any damage to the wall. Then you can get on with redecorating straight away before they get any older!

Children’s Map Wallpaper

The beauty of children’s map wallpaper is that there’s a vast selection of styles for different ages. Many of the designs are child-friendly in that they are appropriate from the age of 4 even up to the teenage years.

Not only do children’s map wallpapers make fantastic feature walls, but they are highly educational. Some map wall murals will teach your child the names of the continents and countries. Some will even help them to learn important landmarks or the types of animals that live in certain parts of the globe.

As well as that, many are designed in cool abstract styles that won’t make your headache when you walk into the room to read them a bedtime story. Instead, you’ll be popping your head in to admire it (kind of wishing you had one in your own bedroom)!

Sports Wallpaper

Another good children’s wallpaper route to take is a sports wallpaper. Many children get a thrill out of playing or watching sport from a very young age. The benefit of sports wallpaper is that there’s such a vast range available whether your child loves horse riding, skateboarding or playing football. Not only that, it’s the type of wallpaper design that will easily last up to their grumpy teenage years. If your child follows a certain team, you could add décor to show their commitment such as football club bed covers or curtains. 

But one thing to keep in mind with all colourful or visually impactful wallpaper feature walls is to keep furniture as simple as possible. Not only will this type of furniture age well with your child, but will ensure their bedroom doesn’t look too fussy. Choose white or natural wooden beds, desks and chairs to create a calming, uncluttered bedroom.

Fantasy wallpaper

Last, but not least, certain types of fantasy wallpapers can be great choices for your child’s bedroom.

Although at first thought you may imagine that your child would easily get bored with a unicorn wallpaper very quickly. However, there are some really stunning graphically designed unicorn wallpapers available. They can look magical for a 5-year-old, but still cool once they meet teenage-dom. 

There’s also some fantastic dragon designs and castle adorned kingdoms. Both would fit easily into a young child’s storybook or even an older child’s fantasy gaming game.

What’s more, when decorating your child’s room with a lovely wallpaper, it’s important to try and find décor that has good storage. Once you’ve sorted their old toys and sold some on eBay, you don’t want to just see their current toys scattered all over the floor. Instead, find fun chests or teddy nets to encourage them to learn to tidy up after themselves from a young (easier said than done).

So whether you decide on an animal, space, map, sport or fantasy wallpaper for your child’s bedroom, remember to choose a design that will last for years to come.

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